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Axiom Space establishes Winston-Salem presence in the Regenerative Medicine Hub

by admin | Apr 19, 2022 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

WINSTON-SALEM, NC, April 18, 2022 – Regenerative medicine manufacturing in space is the next frontier and will be possible due to a new three-way partnership between Axiom Space, which is building the world’s first commercial space station, the RegenMed Development...

NIH launches clinical trial of three mRNA HIV vaccines

by admin | Apr 7, 2022 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

Image caption: scanning electron micrograph of an HIV-infected H9 T cell. Phase 1 study is among first to examine mRNA technology for HIV The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, has launched a Phase...

Generation of a tendon-like tissue from human iPS cells

by admin | Apr 2, 2022 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

Published in Sage Journals – Link to article Tendons and ligaments are essential connective tissues that connect the muscle and bone. Their recovery from injuries is known to be poor, highlighting the crucial need for an effective therapy. A few reports have...

New technique can upregulate specific genes without permanently altering the genome

by admin | Apr 1, 2022 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc – news-medical.net – link to article By combining CRISPR technology with a protein designed with artificial intelligence, it is possible to awaken individual dormant genes by disabling the chemical “off...

Process for Extending the Longevity of Stem Cells Described

by admin | Mar 30, 2022 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

Original story from University of California, Santa Barbara People are having children later than ever before. The average age of new parents in the United States has been rising for at least the past half century. But time is tough on our bodies and our reproductive...

Can We Resurrect Extinct Species? Scientists Put Jurassic Park to the Test

by admin | Mar 29, 2022 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

By Shelly Fan – Link to article De-extinction grabbed our imagination in the 90s with Jurassic Park. Scientists have since asked: how possible is it? According to a new study, nearly impossible. But wait—it’s not all bad news. While bringing back a faithful copy...